June 17, 2002 | Vol. 159 No. 24

COVER

China's Labor Pains (COVER STORY)

China's labor problems are threatening stability

ASIA

Asleep at The Wheel?

Can an enfeebled Vajpayee keep India on the rails?

Shoot-Out in the Jungle

Philippine raid ends with two hostages dead

Border Disorder

Thai/Burmese tensions lead to frontier faceoff

'We Were Better Off Under the Russians'

Afghans aren't happy with the Allies' ongoing hunt

SPORTS

Agony and Ecstasy

The world watches the Cup

A Winning Arena

The man behind the shock U.S. win over Portugal

A Stain on the Beautiful Game

When flair players don't play fair

BRIEFING

Starting Time (ASIA)

For the Week of June, 17, 2002